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Wrong fix backed on surprise medical bills

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House and Senate leaders recently agreed on legislation to end surprise medical bills as part of a big coronavirus relief package. President Trump signed it into law at the end of December.

Those were the winters of content

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I loved my grandparents’ house in the winter.

Napper family thanks police, utility workers

To all the members of the utility crews in Ruston and to law enforcement personnel in Ruston,

Could 'Big Chill' bring big burn to pocketbooks?

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As north Louisiana begins thawing from our weeklong “Big Chill,” things are feeling a little easier today.

Library board, voters must both act early

Well, I already wrote a column about snow last month, and I don’t really have a column’s worth more to say about it, despite the extra severity of the weather this time around.

Free market should be free to all

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In January, the world changed following closely behind the disruption of financial markets at the hand of individual investors.

Trash talking takes aim at litter

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There’s been considerable trash talking in Lincoln Parish lately. Not the insulting kind that gets you in trouble, but the kind that looks to put litter in its place.

It's too late to turn down the temperature

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One of my favorite allegories is the one about the frog in the pot of water, who got used to the slowing rising temperature of a warming pot and ended up boiled to death.

Looking at ways to achieve debt reduction goals

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Achieve your savings and debt reduction goals

Teens should understand relationships before starting one

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Teenagers are learning about what normal dating relationships look like from television shows, movies, social media, friends and by watching others in dating relationships and many times this leads them to believe that insulting and abusive behavior is acceptable.